Accused data thief dumped laptop in river to evade justice

"Coupang claims a former employee has admitted to improperly accessing data describing 33 million of its customers, but says the accused deleted the stolen data. In a post published on Christmas, Coupang revealed it worked with Mandiant, Palo Alto Networks, and Ernst & Young, to conduct a forensic investigation into the incident, and has also secured sworn statements from the alleged perpetrator."

"Investigators found the alleged perp accessed the data using a PC and a MacBook Air. The accused surrendered the PC, and investigators found the script used to run the attack on one of its hard drives. After media reported the attack, the accused decided to destroy evidence of his activity, and therefore smashed his MacBook Air, stuffed it in a Coupang canvas bag along with some bricks, and threw it into a river."

Coupang worked with Mandiant, Palo Alto Networks, and Ernst & Young to conduct a forensic investigation and secured sworn statements from the alleged perpetrator. Investigators believe the perpetrator stole a security key while employed and used it to access customer records describing 33 million customers, though the accused retained data for roughly 3,000 accounts. The accused accessed data using a PC and a MacBook Air; the PC was surrendered and contained the attack script. After media reports, the accused smashed the MacBook, placed it with bricks in a Coupang bag, and threw it into a river; investigators recovered the laptop and matched its serial number to the accused's iCloud account. Coupang reports the accused deleted the retained data after seeing news coverage.

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